Why is General Mills, Inc. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 1.51% of over the last 5 years
2
Positive results in May 25
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 116.48%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 6.65 times
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 10.03
3
With ROCE of 15.92%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.37 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -29.42%, its profits have fallen by -2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 15.2
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -29.42% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to General Mills, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is General Mills, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
General Mills, Inc.
-37.82%
-1.35
22.94%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.53%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-2.28%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.51
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.14
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.59
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.86
Tax Ratio
20.24%
Dividend Payout Ratio
58.56%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
87.55%
ROCE (avg)
14.97%
ROE (avg)
26.11%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.05
EV to EBIT
14.07
EV to EBITDA
11.87
EV to Capital Employed
1.86
EV to Sales
2.21
PEG Ratio
1.46
Dividend Yield
4.96%
ROCE (Latest)
13.19%
ROE (Latest)
29.60%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 10.22
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 79.35%
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 2,359.8 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.94% (YoY
NET PROFIT(Q)
Fallen at -34.91%
Here's what is working for General Mills, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 10.22 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 79.35%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for General Mills, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 2,359.8 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Profit
Fallen at -34.91%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.94% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






